Avalanche rescuers race to find Rigopiano hotel survivors Map of Rigopiano hotel Abruzzo Italy An avalanche at a mountain hotel in Italy has left at least two people dead and dozens more buried under rubble and snow, including children

Nepal floods: Elephants deployed in rescue efforts Map of Sauraha Chitwan Nepal Dozens of elephants and rafts have been deployed to rescue nearly 500 people trapped by floods in a popular resort in southern Nepal

USS Fitzgerald: Several sailors' bodies found Map of Yokosuka Japan Navy divers have found several bodies aboard the USS Fitzgerald Sunday but a spokewoman confirmed that not all seven have been located

Italy earthquake: Search for survivors as death toll tops 240 Thousands of rescuers have searched through the night for survivors following Wednesday's earthquake in a mountainous area of central Italy

Rescue to resume after latest deadly tremor Map of Namche Bazaar Nepal At least 48 people died in Nepal and 1,100 were hurt in Tuesday's 7.3 magnitude quake, with fears the figures could rise. 17 died in India

Almost 300 people remain unaccounted for after a ferry carrying 459 people capsized and sank off South Korea. The ferry, carrying mainly school students, was travelling from the port of Incheon, to the southern resort island of Jeju.
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All 52 passengers rescued from ship trapped in Antarctic ice After 10 days stranded far from home, all passengers from a ship stuck in ice have now been transferred by helicopter to an Australian icebr...

Death toll in China oil pipeline blast rises to 52 people Rescuers have found more bodies at the scene of oil pipeline blasts in eastern China, in one of the country's worst industrial accidents this...

The last of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile for more than two months has been rescued. They were greeted by families and President Sebastian Pinera. The rescued miners have been taken to hospital with sev...

Rescue of Alexander of Selkirk (Robinson Crusoe) Map of Juan Fern%E1ndez Islands Chile Duke, a privateering ship piloted by William Dampier, and its sailing companion, the Duchess. Thomas Dover led the landing party that met Selkirk